Collective Mind-Mapping

Main Takeaways

Description of Collective Mind-Mapping

Collective Mind-Mapping is a facilitation format I use frequently. In contrast to traditional mind mapping — which is merely an individual task — Collective Mind-Mapping is a collective and collaborative activity.
Mind maps are diagrams used to visually information. Mind maps are often created around a single concept, drawn as an image in the center of a blank landscape page, to which associated representations of ideas such as images, words and parts of words are added. Major ideas are connected directly to the central concept, and other ideas branch out from those.

In contrast to traditional mind mapping, Collective Mind-Mapping is a group activity instead. The participants create the mind map collectively and collaboratively on a huge poster wall or with an online tool.